by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

While it’s true that the recent spell of winter weather brought havoc in the form of diminished visibility, poor road conditions, and life threatening temperatures, the craziness began well before the weather arrived.

Area grocery stores quickly ran out of bread, milk, eggs, and other basic foods.

“The grocer’s best friend is the W on the screen, but we just don’t ever want what comes with it,” said Sullivan IGA manager Pat Stinson. “We had a huge, record sales day Saturday, which then led to a record week…it was the best we’d ever done.”     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.